200 ANNUAL REPORT 
of territory extending northeast frony the “Iron Bridge” is bounded on 
each side by a row of dry holes. 
Perry Township.—A number of dry wells have been drilled along the 
margin of the producing territory from the “Iron Bridge” northwest to 
Mechanicsburg. Outside of this belt the following failures are recorded ; 
One on the M. J. Booth farm near the middle of section 27; one on the 
William Foraker farm near the north line of section 34; one on the Hobbs 
farm near the north line of section 10; a dry hole, a small gas well and a 
small oil well on the J. Hubaker farm in the southeast quarter of section 
4; a small oil well on the G. W. Baker farm in the northwest quarter of 
section 11; two dry holes in section 17, both in the southwest quarter, one 
on the I. C. Davidson farm, the other on the J. J. Dornbush farm; one 
dry hole on the S. G. Cox farm near the west line of section 29; one on the 
J. Drum place in the northeast quarter of section 35; one on the N. Sin- 
clair farm near the eastern line of section 24. 
JACKSON RIDGE POOL, (GRIFFITH P. O.) 
Location and Area,—This lies chiefly in the southern projection of 
Center township, but extends southwest into section 30 of Perry and west 
into sections 31, 32, 33 and 36 of Wayne. On the southwest it approaches 
within a mile of the Graysville pool, and on the west side within less than a 
mile of the Moose Ridge pool. Possibly further drilling may connect all 
three pools, though from the dry holes already found this does not seem 
probable. The producing territory extends about 42 degrees east of north. 
Discovery and Development.—In the spring of 1896 a well was drilled 
on land of Albert Johnson near Jackson Ridge by the Galey Brothers. 
A show of oil was found in the Keener sand and considerable gas near the 
bottom of the same formation. The drill was forced into the Big Injun 
with the hope of securing a larger production, but that sand was barren. 
The well was regarded with so little favor that it was not shot until the 
following year, when it began producing 15 barrels of oil per day. It 
yielded considerable gas also, which was used in further testing the field. 
The well is still producing (1901). In the fall of the same year (1896) a: 
well was begun on the Hamilton farm, adjoining the Jackson. It was 
completed the following winter, probably in January, and began producing 
5 barrels per day. The third well was begun on the Nelson Covert farm 
in the spring of 1897. The oil sand was struck in May, and began pro- 
ducing 25 barrels per day without having been shot. This well attracted 
oil men from other fields, and soon the Jackson Ridge territory was being 
extensively tested. Work has been in progress ever since, though it was 
comparatively quiet when visited in the summer of 1901. It seems prob- 
able that much the better part of the territory has been drilled, though 
work on a smaller scale will probably be done for some time. The number 
of producing wells in July, 1901, was about 300. | 
